MTDC Karla

I had a great holiday at MTDC Karla! 🤩 The rooms were top-notch and super comfy. 🛏️ The service was fantastic, really attentive staff. Plus, the location is just perfect. 🌟 Definitely recommend this spot for a relaxing getaway! 💯

Had a very pleasant stay at MTDC Resort, Karla. The location is beautiful with lots of greenery and a very pleasant climate, perfect for a peaceful getaway. The restaurant serves good food and the service throughout the resort was excellent. The staff are friendly, polite, and very helpful, which made the stay even more comfortable. I am very happy with my experience and will surely recommend this resort to my friends and relatives. Will definitely return again!

Overall, peaceful and calm. Pros, Huge property with lot of space. Cons, Maintenance required for all aspects. Food, Limited options but whatever is available was good. Menu is there but only for name sake as availability of options is limited. Restaurant, Needs maintenance, lot of flies, services was good, staff was friendly. Kids play area, Most of the play area was out of service due to ongoing maintenance work, available ones were not clean, rusty. Water park, Good size with changing room and shower. Lot of rides were functional but infra is on the brink of failure and waiting for an incident to happen. People were there to keep an eye but there was chaos and no supervision on high rides, you have to take care of yourself.

The place is nice, clean (except for rooms). The atmosphere inside the campus is relaxing. You can take a stroll inside under the trees upon foliage. You can hear birds chirping. The food is also good. The staff is helpful. Lots of space inside for parking. You can park almost in front of or beside your room. It is safe inside. It is near other places worth visiting. Good connectivity. Can come here from Lonavla railway station or bus-stand. Overall, it is a good place for spending time leisurely.

I recently stayed at MTDC Karla, and unfortunately, it was a major letdown. What could be a beautiful getaway is now a neglected property that is desperately in need of renovation. Property Maintenance: The overall maintenance is extremely low. The cottages are in a broken state with damp walls, peeling paint, and broken fixtures. It feels like the property has been abandoned for years. The bathrooms were in terrible condition—unhygienic, poorly lit, and with leaky plumbing. It was very uncomfortable to use. One of the main reasons people visit is for the lake activities, but the boating has been stopped for two years now. This was very misleading as it’s still often cited as a feature of the resort. I felt a significant safety concern during the night. The property is poorly lit, and there is a lack of visible security personnel, making it feel very isolated and unsafe for families or solo travelers. Unless MTDC carries out a complete overhaul and upgrades their security, I would not recommend staying here. There are much better private options available nearby.

Book Premium Suite. It is the best room, better say a cottage with 2 big size bed rooms, 1 large, really large hall that has 5 seater sofa, work/study table, 4 seater wonderful dining table. Both Bed rooms and Hall have ACs. The beds in bed rooms are King Size where not 2 but 3 adults can sleep. There are 2 extra mattresses are also readily available in Hall. Both bed rooms have attached bathrooms with geaser attached. Bathrooms are pretty big with all Jaquar Plaumbing materials. A Family of 6 or 8 also can be accommodated in this Premium Suite. And rate is just 5300/- per night. Breakfast is Complimentary with Premium Suite. At this rate such a good property is not possible anywhere in India.

Rooms in bad conditions but it's manageable. Deluxe cottages are newly built so prefer that while booking. Service & restaurant is good enough for breakfast & lunch/dinner. Premises are huge and recommended if you have children along.

We had a very disappointing experience at Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) Karla, Lonavala. Our stay turned out to be extremely frustrating in every aspect. We were unable to check in despite having a confirmed booking. The manager assured us that we would receive a refund, but we are still waiting for a response from MTDC regarding the same.Until the refund is processed, the issue remains unresolved. Would not recommend based on our experience. This was in April 2025

MTDC Karla is a large property located in Lonavala. It has an in-house water park exclusively for guests staying on the premises, with subsidised rates. For visitors coming only for the water park, the charges are different. The property offers multiple room categories, including some newly constructed ones. These newer rooms are quite good, though they are on the higher side in terms of tariff, approximately around ₹8,000. There is an in-house restaurant, and food can also be ordered via Swiggy and Zomato. We ordered from McDonald’s, and the delivery was made directly to the property without any issues. Breakfast is complimentary and was quite good. Ample parking space is available, the rooms are clean and well-maintained, and there is also a river adjoining the property, which adds to the overall experience.

It's an old resort which government managed, so the facilities and rooms are like 1 or 2 star hotel. The location and nature is great here. Ample parking, good for events as well.

Really quiet ambiance. We went in late august and it was very green, cool and also the sun was shining from time to time. Really good time. The food was great too. We stayed in the AC garden house and they were great, no mold issues and very clean overall. There’s one open parking near the reception and decent sized parking spaces near each of such houses. The resort opens up to the Indrayani River which is pretty cool, there’s also a walking bridge over the river which one can walk on. There are a lot of cute and friendly dogs in the resort too.

I had booked this property.I had book 3 room with a garden view. All 3 rooms were in very very bad shapes. The bed in the room, wooden Almirah,Chairs & table all these items were in bad shapes. Outer area as well also in bad shape.There were no any amenities provided. We had booked 3 rooms for Rs 9350.But facilities were nil. Although after arguing on Reception they had changed 2 rooms with a 4 bedded room. Slightly better than Garden view room. My humble request to the superior officials either hold the bookings with a remark ( under renovation) or improve the quality of the property

The room conditions are much better after the recent renovations. It's an ideal place for a quiet getaway when you want to do nothing, but bond with your dear ones. Food options at their restaurant is decent and fairly priced... unlike many other holiday places.

I booked AC deluxe cottage, but i found it the most dirty cottage. No cleaning,,found frogs in bathroom.. when asked for replacement they were asking for 1000 rupees extra for similar AC deluxe in better condition which sounds like loot.. Canteen was pathetic,, if you see their kitchen area,, then you might not dare to drink a cup of tea.. it’s better to book private hotels. You can expect good service only if you are officer’s in govt

Room not painted... Water seepage seen in walls. Furniture in poor condition. Location great. Hospitality is great. Food is up to the mark.

Location is beautiful and spacious but MTDC Team needs to work on room cleaning .. We found dust in storage compartments..this need to improve. Thank you Team.

The restaurant does need some renovation , I hope they do so . Great Location , extreme greenery here . A place to retreat after endless working days . Great for family and friends . It has its own water park which is sufficient enough to enjoy with family and friends . Boating facility available . Overall the service is good but they do need improvements ( they forgot to provide us towels and also their TV was hard to operate )

Poor infrastructure. Garden room are very bad. Cracked wall, no painting, bad bathroom. I stayed in 58 garden room. We check out early same day.

Very pleasant location and premises. Some old cottages needs repairs and maintenance though. And also towels and bedsheet etc needs to be renewed..

Rooms not at all maintained, service is poor. Location is too good if you have to sit and relax. Nothing for kids to do there. It's a peaceful place.